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come up trumps |
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come up/turn up trumps (British & Australian)
to complete an activity successfully or to produce a good result, especially when you were not expected to Usage notes: In card games, trumps are a set of cards which have been chosen to have the highest value during the game. John's uncle came up trumps and found us a place to stay at the last minute. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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